Rising 40 floors and 577 feet (176 m), it is situated between the Hudson River and the World Trade Center.

The building opened in 1986 as part of the World Financial Center and was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates.

The building is located across the street from the World Trade Center site and was significantly damaged in the September 11 attacks.

The initial dust cloud and other explosions shattered many windows, heavily damaging nearby Winter Garden Atrium and other buildings of the World Financial Center complex.

It was renamed 200 Liberty Street when the rest of the complex became Brookfield Place in 2014.